40th Annual Cherry Blossom Seminar

Friday, April 23, 2021, 5:20 PM - Saturday, April 24, 2021, 4:45 PM


Musculoskeletal injuries (MSKI) are among the most disabling and costly conditions suffered by Americans. 60% of all unintentional injuries involve the musculoskeletal system. In the United states, musculoskeletal injuries account for the largest number of years lost to disability (Murray, JAMA, 2013). Within the US military, non-combat-related MSKI have accounted for 68,000 service members annually who could not be deployed and remains the largest unsolved public health problem facing the US military (Grimm, SMAR, 2019). Many of these injuries require surgical management by orthopaedic surgeons. The management of these injuries across all active populations is rapidly evolving beginning with an increased understanding of the history of the individual disease, the physical diagnosis of each condition, imaging of the affected area, and treatment to include the operative and non-operative means to keep active individuals in their respective activities. The rapidly evolving management for all of these injuries requires an integrated team that includes not only orthopaedic surgeons, but also allied health professionals such as nurses in the clinic and operating rooms, physical therapists facilitating both non-operative treatments as well as post-operative rehabilitation, and athletic trainers who often identify injuries at their earliest and also assist with treatment of the injured athlete. Surgical management continues to be refined and optimized to the particular injury in an individual patient. The greater understanding of injury pathophysiology has opened the field of orthobiologics and the promise of regenerative medicine. An explosion of interest in this field is propelling the field of musculoskeletal care, yet the optimal application for these technologies is still to be determined. An even more significant gap in understanding rests with decision-making in the return to activity and return to play portion of care of active individuals and athletes. Convincing evidence-based guidelines for return to play/activity are in scarce supply with such decisions often dependent on anecdotal experience. With the increase in interest in the collection of patient-reported outcomes for research, the promise of big data approaches to refining return to play decision making is not far over the horizon. The purpose of this two-day seminar is to provide up to date information on the pathogenesis of common orthopaedic injuries as well as provide evidence-based recommendations on the management of these conditions. The seminar will focus on the most common injuries to the shoulder and knee as well as arthritis affecting these joints. Specific training on physical diagnosis skills will be emphasized as well as imaging of these injuries. Innovations in non-operative management will be discussed and the role of orthobiologics will be featured. Surgical innovations will continue to be a strong emphasis of the course with attention paid to the role of allied health professionals such as nurses, athletic trainers, and physical therapists throughout the spectrum of care. A particular focus of the seminar will be on return-to-play/activity symposium that will be interactive and case-based with expert athletic trainers, physical therapists, and orthopaedic surgeons featured in the expert panels. The central role of the team physician across the spectrum of care for the injured athlete will also be featured. Through this course, the gap between state-of-the-art practice and current practices will be closed in order to provide a high quality, comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to patients with orthopaedic injuries. We believe this approach will improve the quality of care provided to patients, decrease the risk of complications and morbidity, and reduce the overall burden of orthopaedic injuries on the patient and society.

1. Identify the most common orthopaedic conditions of the knee and shoulder and their significance to the burden of overall disease to society.
2. Perform the most appropriate physical examination maneuvers on the knee and shoulder when evaluating an injured patient.
3. Describe the optimal indications and necessary contraindications for the arthroscopic management of shoulder instability, labral disorders, biceps injuries, and rotator cuff tears.
4. Describe the optimal indications and necessary contraindications for the management of knee injuries involving the meniscus, ligaments, and articular cartilage.
5. Identify the currently available, FDA-approved orthobiologic interventions for knee and shoulder conditions and utilize the appropriate application of each intervention.
6. For the management of osteoarthritis of the knee and shoulder, describe non-operative measures, state-of-the-art injection therapy, osteotomy, partial arthroplasty, and total joint arthroplasty options for the spectrum of arthritis for each joint.
7. For the athlete/active patient who has completed their post-surgical rehabilitation, employ state-of-the-art evidence-based guidelines to manage their safe and successful return to sport and active lifestyles.
8. Describe the state-of-the-art open and arthroscopic techniques, equipment, and optimal implants required for surgical management of the shoulder and knee.
9. Identify the optimal imaging modalities to diagnose and guide treatment of common knee and shoulder injuries in the acute, subacute, and chronic presentations.
10. Utilize state-of-the-art on-field diagnostic maneuvers and initial management of common orthopaedic injuries.
11. Identify the roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team involved in the collaborative care of patients with musculoskeletal injuries.
12. Integrate a team-based approach in the care of patients with musculoskeletal injuries.

• Active Military/Residents/Fellows: Complementary (with letter from your chief)
• Physicians: $475   $238
• Physician Assistants: $250  $125
• Nurses: $250  $125
• Allied Health Professional (PT, ATC, others): $250  $125
• Non-Military Residents/Fellows: $125  $63
• Industry Representatives: $600  $300

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In support of improving patient care, MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 10.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Physicians: MedStar Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity is approved for 10.0  ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physical Therapists: This course has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 10 CEUs. credits.

Athletic Trainers: MedStar Health is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 10 CEUs.  ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (10.00 hours), Athletic Trainer - BOC (10.00 hours), IPCE (10.00 hours), Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team (10.00 hours), Nurse - ANCC (10.00 hours), Physical Therapist - MDBPTE (10.00 hours)

If you are interested in supporting the program, please contact Ada Guo, [email protected].

WHERE DOES THE CONFERENCE TAKE PLACE?
This virtual event takes place completely online. The event uses a virtual environment that allows attendees to view lectures, submit questions to faculty, and connect with other attendees.

DO I HAVE TO ATTEND THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE?
At the end of the conference, you will receive a survey to attest to the number of credit hours you participated in. Please only claim credit that correlates with the number of hours you attended.

WHAT ABOUT CAMERA AND MIC ACCESS?
When you first sign into the virtual platform you will be asked to grant access to your camera and microphone. This is to enable these features should you wish to connect with other attendees over video chat. We will automatically mute you and have your camera off during general session lectures.

WHAT TECHNOLOGY DO I NEED?
You will need a computer or a device such as a laptop, desktop, or tablet. The website is not accessible via phone. You are not required to have a camera or mic capability to listen to the lectures or submit questions to the panel.

Please use a preferred browser such Chrome, Firefox or Safari to participate during the conference. The virtual conference is not accessible over Internet Explorer.

HOW CAN I GET TO THE CONFERENCE?
Registered attendees will receive a link via email to the conference virtual platform OnAir about a week before the event. The link will be sent to the email address you registered with and is how you will access all the conference content. You will use the same link to access the platform during the conference dates and to review recorded presentations after the event.

WHAT IF I DON'T RECEIVE THE LINK?
Contact [email protected] for assistance.

CAN I SHARE THIS LINK WITH OTHERS?
Just like an in-person meeting, registrations should not be shared. The registration provides a single sign-on secure experience for the user. Please note that recordings or downloaded conference material of any kind that are accessed on the platform should not be shared.

WHEN WILL SESSION MATERIAL BE AVAILABLE?
PDF copies of the presentations will be available for download on the session page from those presenters who gave consent to share. These are accessible after the conference date for up to 3 months.

CAN I CHAT WITH OTHERS DURING THE CONFERENCE?
YES! In each session, there is a chat feature that allows you to send messages to others in the session. There is also the Networking Hub where you can message other attendees, faculty, and industry directly with chat or video connections.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE SPEAKER
In each session, there is a chatbox to the right of the screen you can enter in a question for the panel. Our team will collect questions for the moderator to be asked during panel discussion time.

WILL LIVE CONTENT BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE EVENT?
Live content will be recorded, subject to speaker permission, and posted on platform for on-demand viewing. You will continue to have access to session content and exhibit hall until July 1, 2021.

I NEED HELP!
Before the conference date please contact [email protected] for or (833) 731-1273 with any questions.

On the days of the conference, while you are participating on the virtual platform our staff is ready to assist you. There is an orange headset icon in the top right of your screen. This will connect you to a member of our support team.